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Aristus

(72,163 posts) Thu May 9, 2013, 10:24 AM May 2013

It's good to know I'm not the only one who thinks the military's camouflage fetish has gone crazy. [View all]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-military-has-10-kinds-of-camouflage-uniforms-government-duplication-at-its-finest/2013/05/08/58f2fe4e-b67c-11e2-bd07-b6e0e6152528_story.html?hpid=z3

As far as I'm concerned, bring back the old four-color woodland BDU pattern, and the simplified three-color desert pattern for all four services. And to hell with embedding the service logo in service-specific patterns!

I can appreciate the difficulty in eliminating these redundant, wasteful programs, though. If anyone were to cut funding for these programs, someone else would start screeching "You're cutting defense spending! You're leaving us vulnerable to terrorists!!!"

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It's good to know I'm not the only one who thinks the military's camouflage fetish has gone crazy. [View all] Aristus May 2013 OP

Different patterns, different uses Marrah_G May 2013 #1

It would be for me too, if it weren't wasting millions of dollars. Aristus May 2013 #2

Did you read the article? It is quite interesting, talking about the larger issue with this as an ex uppityperson May 2013 #6

Duplicating expenses is a problem Marrah_G May 2013 #7

I commented on that above. But these smaller contracts are a good place to start, Aristus May 2013 #8

There is that. I'd like to see the whole military budget looked at closely. uppityperson May 2013 #28

Unfortunately as long as the congress critters work for these big corps it won't happen Marrah_G May 2013 #30

Probably not as much waste as one might believe zipplewrath May 2013 #37

Did it cross your mind Aerows May 2013 #15

When the military changes uniforms they are immediately available to the general public. former9thward May 2013 #23

And you need a snow pattern jakeXT May 2013 #3

What we used to do in these situations is have standard, uniform service dress, Aristus May 2013 #4

Now we need an urban street camouflage pattern. hobbit709 May 2013 #9

What? Then they wouldn't have to spend $millions on designing all sinkingfeeling May 2013 #5

It's because Obama is a Muslin. Blame him! msanthrope May 2013 #10

Which means yet another expensive change to the uniform contract. Aristus May 2013 #11

He's destroying the fabric of this country, I tell you! nt msanthrope May 2013 #12

And trying to substitute the fabric of another country! Aristus May 2013 #16

Everybody's gonna have to get gay married in a kanga. Watch out. nt msanthrope May 2013 #19

He's the worsted ever! pinboy3niner May 2013 #20

They'll be canvassing the neighborhoods for our fabrics next! Aristus May 2013 #21

The right to bare arms will be enforced!!! Bolt while you have a chance! nt msanthrope May 2013 #22

We wool not run pinboy3niner May 2013 #25

You're colorfast, then? nt msanthrope May 2013 #27

Not exactly pinboy3niner May 2013 #29

You seem fustian in your pronouncements. nt msanthrope May 2013 #31

I'm outta this thread! Eleanors38 May 2013 #35

Well... pinboy3niner May 2013 #36

We've certainly spun quite the yarn! nt msanthrope May 2013 #38

I feel the same way about the camouflage fashions civilians often wear. LanternWaste May 2013 #13

When you get to things like camo prom dresses and camo wedding dresses....it's a fetish!!! LongTomH May 2013 #32

Well, it's not a fetish...it does keep nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #14

Well, call it an unhealthy obsession then. Although if 'unhealthy obsession' doesn't define 'fetish' Aristus May 2013 #17

Been following the story nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #34

At the time the Corps was more interested in elbow and knee pads ... Recursion May 2013 #40

My favorite camo - tjwash May 2013 #18

And the icing is that most of the pixelated designer camo doesn't work. backscatter712 May 2013 #24

I saw an episode of 'Hawaii Five-Oh last night. Aristus May 2013 #26

New navy camo still boggles my mind. cornflake_31 May 2013 #33

If you are wearing the Squid camo and fall overboard at sea.... NightWatcher May 2013 #42

All of that "wasted" money is going to Americans with jobs making those uniforms Recursion May 2013 #39

A lot of people call it a good job. Aristus May 2013 #41